Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Volkswagen Passat.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalle… |
| 2025-03-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V017000 (Fuel … |
| 2022-12-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle has major fuel pump issue, currently at 132,000 and noticing loss of power, car shaking, and occasional stall. … |
| 2021-09-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, coolant leake… |
| 2021-09-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph the vehicle's spe… |
| 2021-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2003 VW PASSAT FROM A PRIVATE DEALER DROVE THE CAR FIVE MONTHS AND THE TIMING BELT CAME OFF WHILE I … |
| 2021-04-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 26E5 VOLKSWAGEN NOT COMPLETED |
| 2020-11-28 | SEATS | No | 1 | MY SON WAS DRIVING (IN MOTION) ON HWY 17 IN MILLER COUNTY MO WITH SEAT HEATER ON SATURDAY NOV. 28, 2020. SEAT CAUGHT ON… |
| 2020-01-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK LEAKING WHEN FULL ON DRIVERS SIDE DIRECTLY UNDER REAR PASSENGER SEAT. WHICH HAPPENS TO BE WHERE MY CHILDREN S… |
| 2019-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL, THE VEHICLE F… |
| 2019-08-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED A STAIN UNDER MY CAR WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE STREET. I FIGURED OUT THAT VW HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK V… |
| 2019-05-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | 05/01/2019 CAR HAD A DEAD BATTERY---CHARGE OVER NIGHT STILL WOULD NOT START---HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AUTO SHOP--UPON ARRI… |
| 2019-02-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS CAR ONLY HAS 65000 ORIGINAL ONE OWNER MILES AND HAS EXPERIENCED ALL & MORE OF THE CURRENT RECALLS WITH SAME MODEL … |
| 2019-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HOLD FUEL AND THE TANK HAD… |
| 2018-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS L… |
| 2018-05-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR LOSES POWER AND STALLS OUT AFTER COMING TO A STOP. EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND CAR MUST BE PUT IN PARK AND STARTED UP… |
| 2017-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE INADVE… |
| 2017-06-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR POWER CUTS OFF AND STOPS IN TRAFFIC. HAVE TO RESTART. IT IS DANGEROUS THAT THE CAR JUST STOPS IN… |
| 2017-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IGNITION COILS KEEP FAILING. JUST REPLACED IN FEBRUARY AGAIN IN MAY AND WILL HAVE TO AGAIN HERE ANY DAY. |
| 2016-12-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK FROM THE T… |
| 2016-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL THAT … |
| 2016-09-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS LEAKING NEAR DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. ADVISED BY DEALER VW OF NORTH SCOTTSDALE THAT THERE IS A FUEL LEAK O… |
| 2016-08-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TEENAGE SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS THEN INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AT HIGHW… |
| 2016-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LESS THEN >100K MILES. PLASTIC FUEL LINE THAT RUNS ALONG FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED DUE TO SCREW WITH THREAD FACING ENGINE BA… |
| 2016-01-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THERE WERE NO WAR… |
| 2015-12-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER DROVE THIS VEHICLE INTO MY GARAGE AND REPORTED TO ME THAT SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. I LOOKED AND NO… |
| 2015-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING AT NIGHT, 65MPH, INTERSTATE HWY. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. HIGH BEAMS DID WORK. REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT … |
| 2015-10-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING, LESS THAN 45. INTERMITTENT STOP ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. NO OTHER INDICATIONS. OIL LEVEL IS AT SPECIF… |
| 2015-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON VOLKSWAGEN STATES FAULTY CONTROL MODULE. |
| 2015-09-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I CRANK MY CAR IT SMELLS LIKE GAS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I… |
| 2015-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE AD BLUE HEATER FAILURES ARE RAMPANT IS ALL PASSAT MODELS 2012 TO 2015. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT IN THE WINTER TIME … |
| 2015-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY DASH SHOWED 2 LIGHTS A RED BREAK LIGHT AND YELLOW ABS IT KEEPS BEEPING . IT STARTED RANDOMLY ONE MORNING WHEN I TURN… |
| 2015-08-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUME ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND AROUND … |
| 2015-07-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (A… |
| 2015-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSES OIL WARNING COME ON RETURN TO MY HOUSE TO GET A SECOND CAR PA… |
| 2015-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY FLOORBOARDS ARE SOAKED WITH COOLANT HAD NOTICED I HAD LEAK BUT HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS LEAKING INTO INSIDE CABINET, … |
| 2015-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2015-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2015-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MISFIRE ON 2 CYLINDERS DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION COIL PACKS |
| 2015-04-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO LEAK FUEL FROM UNDERNEATH THE… |
| 2015-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNI… |
| 2015-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILS AFTER FEW YEARS. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE CAR CANNOT STOP IN T… |
| 2015-04-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY 2003 VW PASSAT A YEAR NOW I HAVE JUST NOTICED IN THE PAST WEEK THAT IT HAD A LEAK I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM T… |
| 2015-03-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER A COUPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE TURNS OVER AND RUNS FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN DIES. THIS HAPPENS MUL… |
| 2015-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS SO I WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO PURCHASE GAS TO PUT INTO THE CAR. I PUT THE GAS INTO THE CAR. TR… |
| 2015-03-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V156000 "FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE (4MOTION/ALL WHEEL DRIVE ONLY) THAT CAN LEAK DUE TO F… |
| 2015-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK.… |
| 2015-01-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ALERTED DRIVER OF LOW OIL PRESSURE. DRIVER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO R&J AUTO ON 1309-1365 BARNUM … |
| 2015-01-16 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIVATED AND WI… |
| 2015-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TWO IGNITION COILS FAILED WHICH CAUSED LACK OF SPARK TO THE PLUGS IN THE ENGINE. SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND UN… |